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| Angelina Jolie is intrigue. The gaze of her eyes command attention, and the twinkle they hide cause everyone who sees Jolie to look harder. There are very few actors who match her beauty - it is entirely unique. There are very few actors who match her intrigue - from her starring roles down to the smallest roles she's performed, audiences wonder 'Who's that girl?'. There are very few actors who match her controversey - her speech at the Oscars thanking her brother launched rumors abound of their "romantic involvement." But most importantly, there are very few actors who match Angelina Jolie's raw talent. Three Golden Globes, one Oscar, and she's not even thirty yet. Angelina Jolie comes from a family rich with acting and fame. Jon Voight is her father and actress Marcheline Bertrand is her mother. Despite the acting blood that flowed through her, Angelina's lifelong goal was to be a funeral director. But, by the time Angelina was 11, she had realized that acting was right up her alley, too. She enrolled and began studying at the Lee Stratsberg Theater Institute. By age 16, Angelina moved out on her own and began modeling. She grabbed a few spots, and also had parts in music videos, most notably the Rolling Stones. She began film studies at the New York University. She soon gave up on school and began working with the Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Angelina thought acting sparked an interest. "I loved some kind of expression ... I'm very good at trying to explore different emotions and listen to people and feel things. That is an actor, I think." By 1993, Angelina had decided to pursue acting full time. Angelina nabbed a role in Hackers, alongside Matthew Lillard and Jonny Lee Miller. The film got good reviews for Angelina, but incredibly bad reviews for the film. Regardless, Angelina got her first husband. She and Jonny Lee hit it off, and they married soon after. The wedding had Angelina wearing leather pants and a white t-shirt with her husband's name written in blood on her back. But, blood apparently wasn't thicker than water. Within a year, the two were separated, but their divorce wasn't finalized until 2000. A slew of underappreciated and impressive roles followed, most notably in the Joyce Carol Oates adaptation of Foxfire, a film about females rising up to the taunts and repression of their peers. But then came George Wallace. Gary Sinise played a large role in the film which received a great deal of critical acclaim, as did Angelina. A Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and an Emmy nomination later, and Angelina was suddenly the talk of the town. But it was her starring role in HBO's Gia that skyrocketed her to success. The film was a huge hit, both with audiences and critics alike. Another Golden Globe, this for Best Actress, followed, as well as another Emmy nomination. Pushing Tin, The Bone Collector, and Playing By Heart followed each receiving mixed reviews, but all coming back with one thing in common : Angelina was excellent. She carried both Pushing Tin and The Bone Collector, and her and Ryan Phillippe were simply captivating in Playing By Heart. But, it was Girl, Interrupted, a film that was supposed to relaunch Winona Ryder, that in fact catapulted Angelina into superstardom. She won an Oscar, stole the film out from under Winona, and was quickly established as the actress in Hollywood. But with fame, also comes the scrutiny of the public eye. Her devotion to her brother lead to ludicrous rumors of romantic involvement which undermined everything beautiful about her relationship with her brother (James Haven). Then, she married actor Billy Bob Thorton (formerly involved with Laura Dern) after an alleged mental institution stay. Regardless, there are very few actors who command the attention, respect, and awe of entire audiences. Angelina is an actress for the ages, and personal problems or not, one of the most interesting and real actors in Hollywood. |
| Filmography: Afi's 100 years... 100 stars (1999) (tv) Beyond borders (2002) Bone collector, The (1999) Cyborg 2 (1993) Foxfire (1996) George wallace (1997) (tv) Gia (1998) (tv) girl, interrupted (1999) Gone in sixty seconds (2000) Hackers (1995) Hell's kitchen (1998) Lara croft: tomb raider (2001) Life or something like it (2002) Lookin' to get out (1982) Love is all there is (1996) Mojave moon (1996) Original sin (2001) Playing by heart (1998) Playing god (1997) Pushing tin (1999) True women (1997) (tv) Without evidence (1995) |
Brother At the Golden Globes this year, Angelina Jolie's 'date' was no other than her brother, Jamie. Nothing was said. Then, at the Oscars, when accepting her award for Best Supporting Actress (for her role in Girl, Interrupted) Angelina called her brother "the greatest man I have ever met." Since then, all the buzz has been about an alleged 'sexual trist' with her brother. US Weekly did a cover story; every news magazine was talking about it, but the "couple" retained the fact that they were just, a loving brother and sister. Jamie said, "They (reporters) are going into a realm where it's something that's almost ugly, rather than something that can be beautiful. If that (his relationship with Angelina) is unusual these days, that's sad." This whole "debate" has enraged me. I was so impressed by the beauty and elogance with which she spoke. To see her brother with his head in his hands weeping for his sister was an incredible sight for me. How wonderful that he should feel that connection with his sister. And then for her to being crying, and call him the greatest man - I was amazed. But the next day, when I heard these rumors on a radio station, I grew upset. I thought how silly. But I disregarded it as an isolated incident. Then I opened my US Weekly to find the rumor again - with a cover story! Angelina has since been married to boyfriend Billy Bob Thorton, essentially thrashing the brother-sex rumors. Lots of people have been looking for some James Haven information, so here's a quick run-down... |
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Birth name: James Haven Voight Date of birth: 1973 Son of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. |
Filmography: Second Unit Director or Assistant Director "Strangerers, The" (2000) TV Series (assistant director) (episode "Space Cadets" 2000) Room for Romeo Brass, A (1999) (assistant director) Tom & Viv (1994) (third assistant director) |
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